披

pī · pi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to drape over one's shoulders
  2. to open
  3. to unroll
  4. to split open
  5. to spread out

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)披(pī)上(shàng)外(wài)套(tào),推(tuī)门(mén)走(zǒu)进(jìn)雨(yǔ)里(lǐ)。

She draped her coat over her shoulders and walked out into the rain.

02

老(lǎo)人(rén)把(bǎ)毯(tǎn)子(zi)披(pī)在(zài)肩(jiān)上(shàng),坐(zuò)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)晒(shài)太(tài)阳(yáng)。

The old man draped a blanket over his shoulders and sat at the doorway basking in the sun.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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